Wild Rice Condition Updates
Beginning in 2025, the 1854 Treaty Authority will no longer provide wild rice condition updates on our website. Bois Forte and Grand Portage members can contact their appropriate tribal offices for available information. Other condition and information can be found on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wild rice page.
| Water Body | Location | Date | Wild Rice Conditions | Photos |
| Big Rice Lake | FR #247, N of Virginia | |||
| Breda Lake | CR #44, N of Brimson (paddle down Petrel Creek) | |||
| Cabin Lake | FR #359, E of Isabella (rough access road) |
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| Campers Lake | CR #2 W of Isabella (paddle down Stony River) |
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| Cramer Lake | CR #7, NE of Finland |
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| Kettle Lake | Kettle Lk Rd (off Hwy 210), SE of Cromwell |
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| Little Rice Lake | CR #304, N of Virginia |
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| Round Island Lake | FR #172, E of Isabella (rough access road) |
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| Stone Lake | FR #120, E of Hoyt Lakes (longer carry-down) |
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| Vermilion River | FR #4538, W of Crane Lake |
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| Clark Lake | CR #2, N of Two Harbors |
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| Leeman Lake | Hwy #73 (Ricehaven Road), S of Floodwood |
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| Wolf Lake | CR #547, W of Brimson |
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| Tommila Lake | FR #412, N of Brimson (longer carry-down) |
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| St. Louis River | FR #795 (Skibo), E of Hoyt Lakes |
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| St. Louis River | FR #130 (Norway Point), S of Hoyt Lakes |
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| Turpela Lake | CR #100, S of Aurora |
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| Moose Lake | CR #461, W of Britt (FR #11367 longer carry- down or ATV) |
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| Island River | FR #377/379, N of Isabella |
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| McDougal lakes | FR #106, W of Isabella |
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| Fourmile Lake | FR #170, N of Tofte |
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| Greenwood Lake | CR #2, N of Two Harbors |
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| Tamarack River / Tamarack Lake | Hwy #210, near Wright |
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| Tamarack River / Long Lake | Hwy #210, near Wright |
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| Mark Lake | FR #161, W of Grand Marais |
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| Elbow Lake | CR #12 (Gunflint Trail), N of Grand Marais |
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| Northern Light Lake | CR #12 (Gunflint Trail), N of Grand Marais |
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| Moosehorn River | CR #61, S of Moose Lake |
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| Birch Lake | CR #407, N of Babbitt | |||
Friendly reminders:
- Access to some lakes may be difficult. Please plan ahead and check into access before heading out.
- These updates are not a complete list of conditions in the 1854 Ceded Territory this year. Only lakes and rivers that we have reports on are listed. Scouting other potential rice waters may lead to success.
- It is illegal to harvest unripe wild rice. Please be sure that the rice is ripe and ready for harvest.
Posting opening dates:
In the 1854 Ceded Territory, no lakes/rivers are planned to be posted with opening dates for wild rice harvest in 2024. Information will be provided here if that changes. Unless specifically posted, waters are open by the "green rice law", meaning that they are open for harvest when stands are ripe (and within the season beginning August 15th). It is the responsibility of ricers to properly make this determination.